adnan Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 I went and checked out a Canon G3 at the store today to see what portraits would looks like wide open... unfortunately, the camera had no card and I couldn't try it out. If anyone's got some pictures handy (doesn't have to be portraits) taken in Av mode at f2.0 (esp on the Canon G series), I'd love to see them. I'm trying to get an idea of what sort of DOF to expect, what the background looks like, etc. Is it easy to get shallow DOF? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_steeper Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 This is a portrait of sorts. I used it to demonstrate how to get better images.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del_gray Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yes, the depth of field is enormous on this camera, but the example picture above shows that you can blur the background if 1) the subject if fairly close to the lens, 2) you have a lot of distance between the subject and the background, and 3)you shoot wide open at the longer end of the zoom range, which will actually force the aperture to close down more, but works better. This shot was taken with a G2, zoomed all the way out (which isn't as much as the G3 zooms), and wide open at f2.5. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnan Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 thanks, that's what I was looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandler Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Wow, Del, there's still that much DOF with the lens wide open and at the long end of the zoom? It reinforces my desire to stick with film for a while longer. Nice subject, though. Best, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 There's a reason it's called digital... <p> <center> <img src="http://www.spirer.com/images/image.jpg"> </center> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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